Every mastectomy scar is unique. The way it feels and looks depends on the woman who is wearing it, and what her body endured before and after the removal of one or both breasts. SEE ALSO: Breast ...

Even before her mastectomy, Inga Duncan Thornell knew she didn’t want to have her breasts reconstructed. She didn’t want to go through more surgery and didn’t like the idea of implants. So when her ...

After mastectomy, women usually have two choices: Learn to love your flat chest or surgically reconstruct the breast (or breasts) that were taken away. But some breast cancer survivors are choosing a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee woman is helping breast cancer survivors reclaim their sense of self by offering tattoos after breast reconstruction surgeries, or breast removals. Lulu Padilla is ...

Before women are ever exposed to the world of alternative body modification, they have been overexposed to the beauty culture through their personal interactions as well as the media. They have ...